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La Conner Quilt & Textitle Museum Exhibits

Innovation/ Restoration Quilt Challenge

January 12 - March 27, 2011

First Floor Exhibit
At the beginning of this year, a Board Member of the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, Joe Pepia, suggested a quilt challenge as a …


Crazy Quilts & Other Fancies

January 12 - March 27, 2011

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The first floor of the Gaches Mansion will be covered with Crazy Quilts and Other Embroidered Fancies. The Crazy Quilt fad ran wild …


Four Embroiderers: Maura Donegan

January 12 - Mar 27, 2011

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Memory gives us our identity – our recent, personal memories, those of our present culture, and those of our ancestors. Our memories tell us …


Four Embroiderers: Marjorie Bachert

January 12 - March 27, 2011

 

I have always enjoyed drawing and painting. However it is only in the past 13 years that I have discovered the mediums of fabric …


Four Embroiderers: Sandra L. Little

January 12 - March 27, 2011

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“I am a mixed media textile artist with emphasis on embroidery. I find grotesques and drolleries very intriguing and amusing. They find me …


Four Embroiderers: Lisa M. Harkins

January 12 - March 27, 2011

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My work includes a variety of media, but I am primarily a textile artist and embroiderer. I was trained in textile design and embroidery at the …


Four Embroiderers

January 12 - March 27, 2011

Marjorie Bachert & Sandra L Little on the 2nd floor and Maura Donegan & Lisa M Harkins on the 3rd floor. …


Double Take

September 29 - December 30, 2010

 

Helen Remick is a quilt artist who is drawn to symmetry, mandalas, and spirals. She is inspired by traditional patterns and Islamic art forms. Op-art concepts are often lurking …


Constructed Inquiries: Tapestries

September 29 - December 30, 2010

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“The strands forming our ideas and imagery have been gathered from a myriad of sources,” say artists Linda Rees & Carolyn Price Dyer. “For both artists, the sifting of options, …


What Remains

March 30 - June 26, 2011

Art Quilts and Poetry about Japanese Americans in Internment Camps
Quilts by Cathy Erickson & Poetry by Margaret Chula

What started as two people, a poet and a quilter, creating …


Story Quilts

March 30 - June 26, 2011

Featuring the work of Mary Lou Weidman.


Mixed Greens: Saving the Earth One Quilt at a Time

June 29 - October 2, 2011

Featuring the works of the Pacific Northwest African American Quilters.


Hardware

March 31 - June 27, 2010

 Hardware is a flexible, collaborative project by thirteen artists. The participating artists have worked independently with the goal of creating a piece that makes for a cohesive whole, while at the same time still allowing for individual flexibility. The subject …


Collaborative Journey

March 31 - June 27, 2010

Featuring the works of Sharon Baker and Elaine Bowles.  Click here to see an interview with Sharon Baker.

 Our journey began with a commitment to walk the nature trails that surround Boise, Idaho. We challenged each other to create …


All That Blooms

June 30 - September 26, 2010

Quilts from Japan
It is our great pleasure to display our seventh quilt show at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum. We have chosen the theme of “blooming” for this show. How much have we been impressed and moved …


Japanese Textiles

June 30 - September 26, 2010

This is an exhibition of textiles collected from a quiltmaker’s point of view. The fabrics displayed here have been collected since I began quilting 25 years ago. I was impressed by the feel of the fabrics, and how they are …


Together

September 28 - December 31, 2011

Featuring Canadian fiber artists paired with artists of other media. Vivian Kapusta, guest curator.


Imagery & Imagination

January 13 - March 28, 2010

 Lura Schwarz Smith has been creating art quilts for over thirty years. Originally showing in galleries in the 70s and 80s, for the past years she has been showing quilts and receiving awards at regional, national, and international quilt shows. …


On the Surface

January 13 - March 28, 2010

 

On the Surface aptly describes the work of members of the Surface Design Association. Their work encompasses a wide variety of media:  basketry, weaving, wall art, 3-D art, quilting, and wearables and the techniques used are as varied as the individual artist’s …


The Quilted Garden

October 5 - December 31, 2011

Ann Fahl’s joy in working with color, texture, and fiber is reflected in her quilts. They emerge from her life, surroundings and childhood memories.

Much of her work includes four themes:  large birds, fans, botanic imagery and the geometry of triangles. …


Play with Your Food

September 30 - December 27, 2009

Meet Sandy Bonsib on Saturday, October 3 from 11am – 2pm. What can be more appealing than quilts and desserts? Sandy Bonsib creates both quilts and desserts based on the recipe which inspires the name.


As the Needle Turns…

September 30 - December 27, 2009

Nancy’s Needlers is an applique group which began with former workshop students of Nancy Lee Chong. When Nancy (who is an applique teacher) decided to move away from the Seattle area two years ago, local workshop members still wanted to …


Exhibit Selection Criteria

The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum mounts exhibits that broadly include functional and decorative objects inthe “textile arts” category (i.e., made of material with interlaced fibers), which includes:  sewing, weaving, spinning, quilting, piecing, patchwork, applique, needlework, embroidery, crochet, knitting, …


Color Me Wearable

July 01 - Sept 27, 2009

Celebrating Individual Style ~ FIQ Wearable Art Diva’s

The 21 “Divas” whose garments were selected to be in this show are all members of the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild of Anacortes, Washington. They come from diverse backgrounds and represent many different …


The Fiber Quest

July 01 - Sept 27, 2009

 
Fiber Optix, is a group of northwest artists whose chosen medium is the art quilt or quilted wall hanging. Although the work of art quilters is built upon the foundation of traditional and utilitarian quilt making, these contemporary …


Textile Lifework of Siddy Knopf

April 01 - June 28, 2009

The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum is pleased to present the award-winning quilts and afghans of Siddy Knopf.


Birdscapes

April 01 - June 28, 2009

Karin Franzen creates art quilts that are both innovative and soundly tied to tradition. Her work features appliqued birds of Alaska. Karin utilizes unusual fabrics and techniques to create her unique art, called “moving paintings” by our visitors.


Vision in Fibers

April 01 - June 28, 2009

Sheila Groman’s fiber art can be described as “original contemporary traditionals.”

Sheila’s love of nature is reflected in her work. She employs hand stitching and embroidery to create her crazy quilting, geometric piecing, and landscape art.


All Things Not Quilted

Jan 14 - Mar 29, 2009

A Look at the World of Textiles
Curator: Susan Riedel

“All Things Not Quilted” is an invitational exhibit with local, national, and international Textile & Fiber Artists. The exhibit takes a look at the world of textiles.

Artists include: Dorothy Bird, Ann Brenaman, …


Ralli Quilts

Jan 14 - Mar 29, 2009

Treasures from Pakistan and India
Curator: Patricia Stoddard

The Ralli Quilts come from the Sindh region in Pakistan and India and are made for domestic and religious uses. The rallis textiles may be made by piecing, appliqué, or embroidery techniques. The textiles …


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